An insight into smartphone-based assistive solutions for visually impaired and blind people: issues, challenges and opportunities
Blind people are confronting a number of challenges in performing activities of daily life such
as reading labels on a product, identification of currency notes, exploring unknown spaces …
as reading labels on a product, identification of currency notes, exploring unknown spaces …
A review of design and evaluation practices in mobile text entry for visually impaired and blind persons
Millions of people with vision impairment or vision loss face considerable barriers in using
mobile technology and services due to the difficulty of text entry. In this paper, we review …
mobile technology and services due to the difficulty of text entry. In this paper, we review …
Visual impairments and mobile touchscreen interaction: state-of-the-art, causes of visual impairment, and design guidelines
RD Vatavu - International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This article identifies, catalogues, and discusses factors that are responsible for causing
visual impairment of either a pathological or situational nature for touch and gesture input on …
visual impairment of either a pathological or situational nature for touch and gesture input on …
Text entry for the Blind on Smartwatches: A study of Braille code input methods for a novel device
The interaction challenges presented by touch-screen enabled devices for blind and visually
impaired people has been addressed extensively in the literature. However, the emergence …
impaired people has been addressed extensively in the literature. However, the emergence …
Ageing and Keeping Pace with Technology: A Grounded Theory Study on Blind Adults' Experiences of Adapting to New Technologies
This study investigated blind adults' experiences of adapting to digital technologies. The
authors' focus was on how they have been experiencing changes implied by digital …
authors' focus was on how they have been experiencing changes implied by digital …
A survey on smartphone-based assistive technologies for visually impaired people
P Sharma, R Kaur - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Reading product labels, identifying currency notes, inspecting not known spaces, knowing
the appearance of an object of interest, working with digital artifacts, operating a …
the appearance of an object of interest, working with digital artifacts, operating a …
Development of vibro-tactile braille display and keyboard
Visually impaired people worldwide suffer from many difficulties related to their access to
and exchange of information, which constitutes a major obstacle and threat to their study …
and exchange of information, which constitutes a major obstacle and threat to their study …
A Review of Smartphone's Text Entry for Visually Impaired
Smartphones are becoming more popular among the visually impaired people due to its
inbuilt screen readers (eg TalkBack, VoiceOver). These screen readers enable visually …
inbuilt screen readers (eg TalkBack, VoiceOver). These screen readers enable visually …
Continuous writing the braille code
K Dobosz, T Depta - Computers Helping People with Special Needs: 16th …, 2018 - Springer
This paper describes a set of new methods of Braille character recognition with the use of
mobile devices such as smartphones. In the frame of the studies, a set of four varying …
mobile devices such as smartphones. In the frame of the studies, a set of four varying …
DESSK: description space for soft keyboards
We present dessk, a de scription s pace for s oft k eyboards. dessk provides a framework for
any soft keyboard to be graphically described along four dimensions–context …
any soft keyboard to be graphically described along four dimensions–context …